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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Nature-Based Interventions and Exposure among Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review.

Erica R Timko Olson, Anthony A Olson, Megan Driscoll, Amber L Vermeesch

Open access · goldAbstract readScoping Review
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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
19.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Connected by Nature: Nature-Based Intervention to Support Young Adults with Advanced Cancer.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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  3. Narrative reconstruction and embodiment in the Desert Journey program for young adult cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  4. The experience of young adult cancer survivors' engagement with nature.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Erica R Timko OlsonSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 308 Harvard St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3129-4799
Anthony A OlsonSt. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321, USA.
Megan DriscollSchool of Nursing, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 308 Harvard St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Amber L VermeeschDepartment of Family and Community Nursing, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27403, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7560-4787
University of Minnesota · USSt. John's University · USUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposenature-based interventions (NBI) have been shown to have positive effects on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health. The purpose of this scoping literature review was to describe what is known regarding the cancer survivor experience in relationship to their interaction with the natural environment. Description/methods: this review was completed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The research strategy included a combination of these terms: cancer, neoplasms, nature, and forest therapy. The articles were blinded and screened by four independent researchers. A total of twelve articles were selected. Outcome/results: a total of 2786 cancer survivors participated in the twelve studies with multiple types and stages of cancer represented. The studies used multiple designs and measures. Results showed improvements in anxiety, depression, sleep, connectedness, stress, tension, confusion, fatigue, and pain. Participants reported that nature was the most important resource in coping with their cancer. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: nature is beneficial for cancer survivors while they experience cancer diagnosis and treatment. Nature opportunities can be feasibly delivered with this population and need to be explored further and safely implemented to support the overall health and well-being of cancer survivors.

Indexed as

Cancer SurvivorsNeoplasmsAdaptation, PsychologicalAnxietyAnxiety DisordersHumanscancerforest therapynature-based therapyneoplasmssurvivorship

Identifiers

PMID36767741
PMCPMC9916332
OpenAlexW4318474961

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